The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-08
SONS Of VETERANS

From the Report of the National En-
held at Des Moines, Iowa, we take the
following:
GROWTH OF THE ORDER.
We look with great deal of pride on
the growth of our order during the past
year. Our last annual report showed a
total membership of 16,250. We have
chartered 615 new camps with II, ,S3S ap-
plicants. We have mustered into the old
camps 5,43S members, which makes to-
tai growth of II ,249, and a total member
ship of 32,S21. What other order ever
made such a rapid stride? Ohio alone
has mustered 11O camps with a member
ship of 2,O71, and Pennsylvania, Illinois,
and other divisions have kept close be-
hind. We have much improved our in
spections during the past year by the un-
firing efforts of Gen. G. B. Abbott and
his able assistance, and still many camps
have been derelict in duty in these impor-
tant matters. All orders and inspections
must be carried out with thorough mil
itary precision before we can expect to
take our place by the side of military Or
CARNATIONS. We have organized new di-
visions in the following States and Terri
tories: District of Columbia, Montana.
Kentucky and Tennessee, and new
camps in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho,
Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas and Vir-
ginia. This gives our order a solid foot
ing in twenty-nine States, six Territories
and the District of CO1Tmbi3
"wHY SUCH AN ORDER"
We are often asked, why such an order
as ours is necessary or for what principle
or purpose are you working? !? One might as
well ask, why are the ashes of our loved
ones dear to us? Why do we strew their
cold, narrow beds with flowers? Because
the cause in which they fell was sacred
one. Because as our fathers have said
there must be but one country and one
flag, and that the beautiful stars and
stripes, we are banded together to sustain
and uphold that banner for which our
power on earth, either high or low, shall
violate the patriotism which is our herit-
age. An order like ours, that everybody
knows, is full of that patriotism and zeal
that inspired our fathers, is the most eff
fective insurance against repetition of
any reasonable or other outbreak in our
country.
FUNDS.
1 am happy to report that the financial
could expect, if not as good as we could
ask. Although at the beginning of this
year we were in debt over $500, we now
have cash on hand, $2,497.6S, and are out
of debt.
He was followed by Adjutant General
Carlisle, whose report also was flatter-
ing one, showing that G15 new camps
were organized during the past year with
11,S59 applicants, an increase over last
year of 203 camps and 3,753 applicants.
His report also showed that Ohio is the
banner division with membership of
5,747, having organized during the year
11O camps with 2,O71 applicants, Pennsyl-
vania following a close second with a
membership of 5,619, being only 12S mem
bers less than Ohio. This division is now
in a booming condition and will in the
near future take from Ohio the proud
title of the banner division. The report
next in interest was that of the Quarter
master General
THIRD DAY.
After the committee on ritual made
partial report through its chairman, Gen.
Abbott, which report was adopted, and
the committee continued for the purpose
of preparing burial service. Following
this the report of the committee on reso-
lutions was called for and having been
read was adopted resolution by resolu-
tion. The resolutions adopted were as
follows:
2. Resolced, That hereafter all camp
packages include one regulation badge, in
order to perform completely the ritual
istic work.
3. ResozOed, That the commander-in-
chief of the Sons of Veterans Of the U. S.
A, subscribe to and pay for one copy of
the National Reveille for each camp of
the order for a period of six months at
3712 cents per copy.
4. Resolced, That, whereas, we recog
niZe the fact, that thousands Of the he
roes of the late war are to-day largely de-
pendent upon charity for their daily
bread, remembering that to their patriot
ic sacrifice we are indebted for glorious
nationality, and believing that the coun-
try whose honor they helped to save
should care for the poor and afflicted pat
riots; that we take pride in urging Con-
gress and the President of the United
States to do their part in giving justice
to those noble heroes by granting to them
the honorable and righteous benefits eX-
pressed in the Grand Army pension bill
recommended by the pension committee
which is hereto attached; that we will do
all we can to impress the people, the Con-
gresham and the Executive, with our
earnest desire to have such bill upon the
statute books, in order that suffering pa
triots may be taken from the poor-houses
and dependent positions, and made to feel
that republics such as ours will always
honor the men whose lives were in dan
ger through their noble devotion to duty.
SECTION 1. That considering the pen
sion claims of dependent parents, the fact
and cause of death, and the fact that the
soldier left no widow or minor child or
children; having been shown as required
by law, it shall be necessary only to show
by competent and sufficient evidence that
such parent or parents are, or have been
without other means of support than
their own manual labor or the contribu-
tions of others not legally bound for their
support; proceeded, That all pensions al
lowed under this section of this act shall